In the News

Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service   National Post Award-winning dermatologist Bernard Ackerman likes how he looks with a tan. He likes how he feels in his soul “when warmed by rays of the sun,” and he believes the possibility of a few wrinkles, and even a squamous-cell carcinoma– a skin cancer “which in the vast majority of instances poses no threat to the life of a patient” — must be balanced against the “immeasurable” advantages provided by exposure to ultra violet radiation.… continue reading

Dallas Business Journal The Texas Attorney General’s office filed suit this week against the parent company of Darque Tan, accusing the tanning salon business of conducting an unlawful marketing campaign. According to the Attorney General’s office, a recent marketing campaign Houston-based Darque Tan claims that its indoor tanning beds can increase levels of Vitamin D and consequently reduce the risk of cancer.… continue reading

NEW YORK – Want to have a healthy heart? Eat plenty of food rich in vitamin D. New research by scientists at the University of Heidelberg in Germany shows that vitamin D deficiency, which is known to affect the ability of the heart to contract, is associated with heart problems, sudden cardiac death, and heart failure.… continue reading

Stacey Boardman on her use of Melanotan A growing number of people in the UK are injecting themselves with an unlicensed tanning drug, a BBC investigation has found. Melanotan is still undergoing clinical trials but is sold illegally online and in salons and gyms, Newsbeat reports.… continue reading

Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News Service Dermatologist and author Bernard Ackerman says working on a tan is like training muscles — ‘both, if done in moderation and reasonably, serve a worthwhile purpose.’ He doesn’t agree with other experts who continue to link melanoma to exposure to sunlight.… continue reading